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Reviewing Genesis

The book of Genesis is divided into two sections. Chapters 1–11 are what are sometimes called the mytho-poetic stories. “Mythos” does not mean false or made up. Rather a myth is a story that conveys ideas that are important to a culture. So they can be fiction, history, or a mixture of genres. Genesis 1–11 are origin stories about the earth, human nature, sin, and include an ancient apocalyptic flood story. The first eleven chapters tell the story of the creation and the fall of humanity.

Chapters 12–50 tell the story of one particular family, Abraham and Sarah, and their offspring. God envisions that this family’s descendants will be a means for the brokenness set into motion in Genesis 1–11 to be repaired. It won’t happen immediately, but in the very distant future. This God gives Abraham and Sarah a Vision Quest: through their descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed. And so the second half of Genesis is setting the stage for that culture to grow and one day fulfill that purpose. They will be blessed to bless.